Just as Amy shared her Virginia Craftsman home tour last week, today I’m pulling together a quick home tour here in North Carolina at Magnolia Cottage. We’ve been in this (rental) home since last July, so eight months, and quite a lot has happened during that time!
I haven’t shared every room, although I’ve certainly done work in every room (I’ve painted everywhere except the kitchen, if that gives you an idea), and I’m hoping to share at least one of the upstairs bedrooms in my upcoming spring home tour.
While we’re only here for a short while thanks to the needs of the Army, it’s been a wonderful home for us. I love that we are smack dab in the middle of the downtown of our sweet small town and can walk to almost everything and anything.
I won’t take a lot of time to share the “before” photos in this post, but you’re welcome to take a look {here} to see how it all looked last year.
Let’s begin the tour on the front porch:
I painted the floor last July and of course it was about a million degrees outside when I did, but it really, really needed it {read more about that project and see all the photos here}. I also added the vinyl house numbers on the top step.
The front door opens right into our living room. It’s had a few furniture arrangements even in eight short months, but we love the space.
You can see more of this space here, or for more details on how I pleated our IKEA curtains to make them look more high-end, check out this post.
Our breakfast room/den has gotten a larger rug since this photo was taken, but it’s exactly the same rug, just 2′ wider in diameter. Our last dining room was too small to fit the correct size, but now we have more space to spread out.
I haven’t shared much of our kitchen yet only because I haven’t gotten around to it, but you can get a peek at it in the below photo.
{See more of the breakfast room/den here}
The door to the right opens to our downstairs bathroom/powder room and I’ve done a lot of work in there.
Here are a few of the “after” photos, but it’s definitely worth a visit to see the “before” photos here.
A few weeks ago, I shared what I’ve done in our laundry room. Since our last laundry room was in what we affectionally called the “serial killer basement,” I’m excited just to have a laundry room in this house!
I haven’t shared a ton of the dining room yet, but I did show off this bar cart that I put together for my husband:
Probably the project that has taken the most blood, sweat, and tears was redoing the stairs. I painted them and then installed a seagrass runner, taking them from this:
To this:
| Read about painting the stairs or read about installing the runner |
I know it’s time to start showing off the upstairs bedrooms, although they’re still a work in progress. Here’s the landing:
| See how I painted the landing and stairwell without scaffolding here|
I did share my daughter’s room as part of our Christmas holiday home tour; if you don’t mind lights and garland you can see more of it here:
I’ll certainly share more of it soon, if it’s ever this clean again.
Looking back, that’s quite a lot that we’ve managed to get done in just eight months; be sure to stay tuned for (hopefully) continued progress. Thanks for stopping by!
Be really careful of finishing the last room makeover. I don’t know how the Army gets the word but orders will come within a month of completion.
Truer words were never spoken!!
You have turned this into such an amazing home with tons of hard work. Your makeovers are all fabulous.
Thanks so much, Marty! I can’t wait to share it all spruced up for spring in just a few weeks as part of your tour.
I love the pale blue in the living room. Can you please share the color?
Beautiful!
Thanks, Liz! Yes, of course–it’s Sherwin-Williams Rock Candy.
I love how you’ve pulled your home together. It’s absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to see the rest! Soon as you get done you will be moving lol.
Yep, that’s how it works! Thank you, Heidi!
Christy
Everything looks beautiful! I so enjoy your blog.
How do you make your vinyl house numbers, etc.?
Thanks so much,
Namcy
Thank you so much, Nancy! I have a Silhouette Cameo that I use to create my vinyl projects. Mine’s almost nine years old but still going strong, and it’s been worth every penny.
What a gorgeous welcoming home! I could stare at it all day…love reading your blog!
That’s a truly lovely compliment, Janet! Thank you so much!
Christy
Christy, love everything you’ve done. Admire your tenacity in having to redo each time you/family move. Yet I’m sure this brings more confidence and creative ideas for the next home – right? =-) That peak in the kitchen looks to be a nice room too. I love this house and especially for the makeover you’ve done! Gorgeous Friend!!
Thanks, my friend. I figure that with me and decorating, practice (on yet another home) makes perfect! At least I never have time to get bored. 😉
Another beautiful decorating job, Christy. Such a gift for your landlord.
Thank you, Janet. It’s been a pleasure to work on this one!